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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To 14:29 
 So what do you do for the kids that don’t need some special plan?  Do  they get a generic worksheet while you dea with Larli/Larla?[/quote]

Why wouldn't they? If the "generic" worksheet is appropriate to where you child is academically, why should the teacher reinvent the wheel just for him/her? If you want that degree of individualized attention, homeschooling is your best option. Even Larla with her different needs gets a large amount of canned material, it's just a different canned materials.

But yes, let's please begrudge the child with special needs the additional attention they need to even come close to performing at the level your child does naturally. That's a really good look.[/quote]

Lighten up.  There was no accusation or criticism about providing for the special needs of kids who need more attention or support in the poster's comments.  No indication of begrudging them anything.  The point was about those who don't need that, but who aren't getting any individualized instruction because they "don't need some special plan."  Haven't you heard about APS' big "personalized learning" initiative?  That means EVERY kid is supposed to get that customized instruction according to his/her needs.  and just because a kid doesn't have an IEP or 504 does not mean they are being appropriately challenged with the "generic" worksheets.

Your comment about begrudging the special needs child the attention needed to approximate where other kids perform naturally epitomizes the whole problem with the very high FRL schools shooting for the least common denominator.  APS is supposed to be meeting every child where they are - not where their most behind peer is.  Parent of a special needs child, an average child, or an above-average child, the desires and expectations are the same:  give my kid what he/she needs and appropriately challenge them.  Don't begrudge the child who "naturally" performs more easily his ability or his needs, either.[/quote]

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